The maximum sustained wind associated with a tropical cyclone is a common indicator of the intensity of the storm. Within a mature tropical cyclone, it...

as a hurricane, a tropical cyclone must have one-minute-average maximum sustained winds at 10 m (33 ft) above the surface of at least 74 mph (64 kn, 119 km/h;...

approximately 161.6 units. This number represents sum of the squares of the maximum sustained wind speed (knots) for all named storms while they are at least tropical...

from the NHC. This number represents sum of the squares of the maximum sustained wind speed (knots) for all named storms while they are at least tropical...

in the Big Bend region of Florida, near the city of Perry, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h). Helene weakened as it moved quickly inland...

followed and the system peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (235 km/h) on September 8. Early on the next day, it...

Louisiana on record, behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In terms of maximum sustained winds at landfall (150 mph or 240 km/h), Ida tied 2020's Hurricane Laura...

maximum sustained winds. United States hurricanes are still classified by central pressure from 1971 to 1979; therefore, the maximum sustained winds in...

Nantucket, Massachusetts, with sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h). The system then intensified, peaking with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) early...

approximately 82 units. This number represents sum of the squares of the maximum sustained wind speed (knots) for all named storms while they are at least tropical...

cyclone's storm surge and its maximum potential intensity can be determined using the RMW. As maximum sustained winds increase, the RMW decreases. Recently...

from the NHC. This number represents sum of the squares of the maximum sustained wind speed (knots) for all named storms while they are at least tropical...

of wind speed, Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Laura are the strongest storms to affect the state since 2000, each producing maximum sustained winds of 150 mph...

of five tropical cyclone intensity scales, according to their maximum sustained winds and which tropical cyclone basins they are located in. Only a few...

Landfalling #Hurricanes on Record as Ranked by Maximum Sustained Wind. Michael Ranks Fourth with Sustained Winds of 135 knots (155 mph) at Landfall" (Tweet)...

As Shanshan brushed the islands of Amami Ōshima and Kikaijima, maximum sustained wind gusts near 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) were recorded at Kikai...

regional time zone included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots...

country. Vietnam observes sustained winds over a 2-minute period, compared to most other organizations where sustained winds are observed either over an...

sustained wind speeds of 48 knots (55 mph; 89 km/h) then it will be classified as a severe tropical storm. Once the system's maximum sustained winds reach...

southwesterly mid-level flow. Ana peaked with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 km/h) before it encountered increasing wind shear and began losing convection...

10-minute maximum sustained wind speed of no more than 63 km/h (≤39 mph; ≤34 kn); PSWS #2 for cyclones at tropical storm strength, with winds reaching...

Gulf of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mbar (29.3 inHg). Stronger wind shear caused Marco to...

attained its maximum sustained wind speed of 145 mph (233 km/h). Although approaching the Bahamas, wind shear and increasing westerly winds aloft caused...

basin in terms of maximum sustained winds. It is regarded as the worst natural disaster in The Bahamas' recorded history. With winds peaking at 185 mph...

includes tropical storms, a tropical cyclone with a peak 1-minute maximum sustained wind in the range of 39–73 mph (63–118 km/h), placing them below the...

cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The strongest system this year so...

strengthening; the storm developed a well-defined eye and reached peak maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h (121 mph). While near peak intensity, Maemi decelerated...

that medicanes could have a well-defined cyclone eye at estimated maximum sustained winds between 47 and 180 km/h (29 and 112 mph; 25 and 97 kn), with the...

landfall, the maximum sustained winds were 115 mph (185 km/h). The highest sustained wind speed observed was 96 mph (154 km/h), while a wind gust as strong...

It is calculated by summing the square of tropical cyclones' maximum sustained winds, as recorded every six hours, but only for windspeeds of at least...